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2021
Leaf gas exchange of lowland rice in response to nitrogen source and vapor pressure deficit
Leaf gas exchange of lowland rice in response to nitrogen source and vapor pressure deficit
Abstract (English)
Background: In anaerobic lowland fields, ammonium (NH4+) is the dominant form of
nitrogen (N) taken up by rice plants, however, with the large expansion of water-saving
irrigation practices, nitrification is favored during drained periods, leading to an increased
availability of nitrate (NO3−).
Aim: Since the uptake and assimilation of the two N-sources differ in their demand of pho-
tosynthates, leaf gas exchange may be subject to adjustments in response to N-sources,
particularly at high evaporative demand, when stomatal conductance (gs ) is very sensitive.
Methods: Three experiments were carried out to study leaf gas exchange of various low-
land rice varieties in response to N-source at low and high vapor pressure deficit (VPD).
In the first experiment, seedlings of 12 rice varieties were grown at high VPD for 3 weeks.
From this, four rice varieties differing in gs and CO2 assimilation rate (A) were selected and
grown for 2 weeks at low VPD, and after that, they were shifted to high VPD for 1 week,
whereas in the third experiment, the same varieties were grown separately at low and
high VPD conditions for 2 weeks. In all three experiments, plants were grown hydroponi-
cally in nutrient solution with N-sources as sole NH4+ or NO3−.
Results: At high VPD, NO3− nutrition led to a higher gs and A in four out of 12 vari-
eties (IR64, BT7, NU838, and Nipponbare) relative to NH4+ nutrition, while no effect was
observed at low VPD or after a short-term exposure to high VPD. Further, varieties with a
high intrinsic water-use efficiency (WUEi; IR64 and BT7) showed the strongest response
to N-source. Higher gs was partially supported by increased root/shoot ratio, but could
not be fully explained by the measured parameters. However, higher A in NO3−-fed plants
did not always result in increased plant dry matter, which is probably related to the higher
energy demand for NO3− assimilation. Our results suggest that at high VPD, NO3− nutri-
tion can improve leaf gas exchange in varieties having a high WUEi, provided a sufficient
water supply.
Conclusion: Therefore, intensified nitrification under water-saving irrigation measures
may improve leaf gas exchange and the growth of rice plants under high transpirational
demand. However, choice of variety seems crucial since large varietal differences were
observed in response to N-source. Further, breeding strategies for genotypes adapted to aerobic soil conditions should consider responses to NO3−, potentially using gas exchange
measurements as a screening tool.
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Journal of plant nutrition and soil science, 184 (2021), 4, 448-460.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202100032.
ISSN: 1522-2624
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@article{Vu2021,
url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16891},
doi = {10.1002/jpln.202100032},
author = {Vu, Duy Hoang and Stuerz, Sabine and Pieters, Alejandro et al.},
title = {Leaf gas exchange of lowland rice in response to nitrogen source and vapor pressure deficit},
journal = {Journal of plant nutrition and soil science},
year = {2021},
}